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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of "Chapter 39," how long has it been since Kiyoaki heard from Satoko?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 20 days.
(c) 25 days.
(d) 15 days.

2. Why does Tadeshina say she hoped to die in "Chapter 40"?
(a) Because she can't take it.
(b) For hurting Satoko's feelings.
(c) Because she was sick.
(d) For telling Satoko's secret.

3. In "Chapter 49", what makes Kiyoaki feel isolated during his spring break?
(a) Not having Satoko.
(b) Honda is out of town.
(c) His parents won't talk to him.
(d) Having nothing to do.

4. What does Kiyoaki tell Honda his intentions are in "Chapter 28"?
(a) To continue the affair.
(b) To kill the prince.
(c) To ask for a new sanction.
(d) To stop seeing Satoko.

5. In "Chapter 45," why does Satoko's father wear a disguise?
(a) To get his daughter to come home.
(b) As part of a party.
(c) To go out in society.
(d) To find out what the emperor thinks.

6. When does the Imperial Poetry Recitation take place?
(a) The Imperial Poetry Recitation takes place in February.
(b) The Imperial Poetry Recitation takes place in November.
(c) The Imperial Poetry Recitation takes place in December.
(d) The Imperial Poetry Recitation takes place in January.

7. In "Chapter 53," what does Kiyoaki beg Honda to do?
(a) Talk with the senior nun.
(b) Find him medicine.
(c) Lend him money.
(d) Take him home.

8. What does Kiyoaki do when Satoko offers to end the affair in "Chapter 36"?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He shakes his head.
(c) He walks away.
(d) He squeezes her hand.

9. Why does Tadeshina say she was once given the job of finding Satoko a lover?
(a) So Satoko would be experienced.
(b) So Satoko could blackmail him.
(c) Tadeshina doesn't know why she was given the job.
(d) So Satoko would be ruined.

10. In "Chapter 41," what does the count want to know about Tadeshina's letter?
(a) How she knew any of it was true.
(b) Why she would write it.
(c) Who she sent it to.
(d) What she left out of it.

11. What does the count talk to Satoko about at Gesshu Monastery in "Chapter 47"?
(a) The emperor and the prince.
(b) Kiyoaki.
(c) Current events.
(d) Her returning home.

12. Why does Chao P pass out in "Chapter 35"?
(a) He has a bad vision.
(b) He is poisoned.
(c) His mother becomes sick.
(d) His girlfriend dies.

13. Why does Satoko ask Kiyoaki if he wants to end the affair immediately in "Chapter 36"?
(a) Because he walks away from her.
(b) Because he seems uncomfortable.
(c) Because he seems angry.
(d) Because she is over him.

14. What does Honda do when he finally meets with the senior nun?
(a) He asks for forgiveness.
(b) He begs on behalf of Kiyoaki.
(c) He is unable to speak.
(d) He asks about Satoko.

15. In "Chapter 34," what does Satoko worry about when Kiyoaki invites her to his villa?
(a) How it will make Kiyoaki feel.
(b) How she will travel unnoticed.
(c) How she'll get home in the morning.
(d) How Kiyoaki's friends will respond to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 31," what makes the Siamese princes drop to their knees?

2. How long is Satoko told she will have to live through ascetic discipline before becoming a nun?

3. In "Chapter 34," what does Satoko tell Honda she feels instead of shame about her affair?

4. Why does Kiyoaki decide to walk part way to the monastery in "Chapter 52"?

5. How does Kiyoaki feel when he first thinks about attending college?

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